New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-14
n11,ATORY JOCKEY CLUBS.
MN prrrrNc QUESTION UNSETTLED.

soMRrHINa MUST BE DONE. BUT WHAT '-''00
IATIoN ON THE SUBURBAN.
Tho wellnformed turfman who bets on tho oupu'Da"
Adv. ar more before II IL known what weights are sc'
sans.d and what not must DO gifted Win Ney'Ao
courage With the outsider" courage Is not necessary
His blood being up is neck or nothing ana though nc
ordinarily may be afraid boo to goose the
prospect Of seeing the odds against morse s"orDu
would tempt him to march to the lannon's mouth anu "
vest his savings doubtful starter at twenty OF tn
r. or fifty to Tho common opinion Ii 'ns' ".
classic" wilhave few declarations by February ~ ana
,h heaf bas induced one man to open book for the
purpose of giving impatient addleheads tho chance 'oy
seek OF putting away their money. fremont Is THO i
tie at IL to / Exile. Rupert. Kirkman ana Elm"
next NJ 30 TO each, and there follows tapori"s
the rest until 200 to Is reached pnVs'o 20. =,
against IS 600 that fremont will win the big handicap
rocordad Though the Brooklyn Handicap Is run nearly
month before tie Suburban there Is not nan 80 '"cn
tall, ahout it, and no OF any importance hase ooen
made public at, ... d, .,o h..rt
NJ the city under the eye OF the law i"en
allowed 30 bet all they please and have their bets re-
cor]cJ on the race-track speculation IL sterny sup
pressed In three months the season OF 1887 WI" oPeh'
and nothing has been the jockey clubs concerning
netting OF the three leading Jockey CLUBS herc none
vii, the fatherhood Of the measures intro
duced in the Legislature by Messrs. Finn ana shea
Uowever the entcrprsng Brooklyn Club will ng to do
something but does not know what TO do Inc Coney
Island club Is willing to do something, out does not
know what do The American Jockey Club is willing TO
do something, but does not know what to do Each Is
waiting for the other to do sOmehing-anything.
.What are you going TO do about 1t :" TRIBUNE re-
rorter inquired of the legal head Of the American Jockey
Club.
1--WE don't know what to do" he replied his brows con-
tractng and serious look settling In his face. We
want pool bi-we must have one-but as to what KIM
and how to go about getting 1t passed we are at sea-
fcoll cnnfe Of
something"
1--WE are thinking OF doing that fought to be done"
.You have not much time to LOSE"
mo. but we can't make up our minds what course to
pursue with the Legislature" 4,
"will pool bill meet with serious opposition az Al
"Yes-trom the lobby. We want pool bin, but not
The American Jockey Club hns never spent cent in
securing legislation and 1t never will II we go to Al
Sa,S that we are 70 pnsh through money
Demands will be made on u.s. and when we decline 20 pay
mn the lobby against us and our pls defea,e
few years ago when certain cuJ sought legislation
IN It's behalf On the Assembly were valued COO
that a pool bill would cost Sl5000O" 49,
Scan not circumyent this rapacous ioooy III some
1--WE have thought seriously of going to Albany and
making poa 's se our Se ana s OF e
migh I've accomplished In that way. But we can't think
Of going before the LEGISLATURE until we have decided
What do You think OF the plan of licensing race courses
for certain number of days each year. the fees paid to
the state be used for the encouragement OF horse
breeding n, no so0s thing su, such scheme had not
perhaps would be better in return for the states
tax o certain percentage OF the amount OF money put
sbeepbcad Bs as much as 1900 900 has been wagered
in day Let the state OF this IL it will leave
:" Yes some such plan must have, or racing will be
driven entirely away from here. We have at Jerome
ourselves even If we could amuse the public under
the present laws But the public wants horse racing and
Inv sha
Wnen viii YOU call conference to consider these mat
tiers The other CLUBS appear TO be waiting Tor you 10
We are ready to meet the other clubs Mt any time for
the purpose discussing subjects OF common interest
We have been thinking that perhaps one OF them woad
Why the brooklyn club invited you to a conference
and you wouldn't &c" ~,
and Saratoga which didn't want 20 do and besides,
We didn't have time to name committee 10 aeaa ,he
business not held until the following week As To
pool bill ready to confer with the Brooklyn or any
II was announced IN THE TRIBUNE few days ago that
Keyport N j., and that workmen were grading half
mile track the place for exercising and training thor
oughbreds Mr. Lorilard has ten horses In training al
ready and his string will be increased by the pick OF me
lot Of mot Se 81 al ns
Of quitting the turf Another member OF the family MRS
win race her stable under her this year. u
said, and not under that OF The Lorusts, which
Mas lIugSes eHpeets big things Of Electric
This horse bitter disappointment last year. but
partly retrieved his reputation 10y gathering IN winner OF
the Manhattan Handicap at Jerome. beating wckham;
Blackstone IImalaya, Hidalso, Lucky B., PrecoSa and
other good with ridiculous lie Is likely can
ddae Suburban honors those who have seen him
re- entity declare that he has improved great deal ana
sure to he In the hunt al 10 pounds
Mrs. LOrisrd il not the only woman In the United
States who owns racing stable. Miss Nellie Burke OF
Cass County. Iowa. moi only owns stable but manages
kherself, and with a fair measure OF success Being
thrown upon her resources at youthful age she
started a riding school somewhere In the West
and thing leading TO another she became interested
I'm Tho urf Her
The latest acqus ioa Ia the turf Is Senator George
Heart, Of california He is not yet actually racing
thOroughbreds but like Mr. IaggiD. he breeds them.
and IL ia considered only question OF time when he Will
come over to capture some OF the rich Eastern
sfakes Mr. Hearst been intimately asso lated with
Mr. Haggin it is said that he had some Kind OF an
interest in the lamcntel King Fox, whose death last
November from Tremonts path the black won
der's most dangerous rival.